Pulse of Chennai anonymous opinion poll

Even the Minister in charge of the department doesn’t know what’s happening

In plain English: Does the department minister lack awareness of current operations?

Choose between Needs better oversight and Officials lack autonomy.

This poll explores whether the current issues in government departments stem from a lack of effective ministerial oversight or from officials being unable to work with sufficient autonomy. We are asking you to weigh in on whether the leadership needs to be more hands-on or if the bureaucracy requires more freedom to function properly. Please share your perspective, as your response remains completely anonymous and your name is never requested.

The live Chennai verdict

Many people in Chennai feel that work in government offices is slow and confusing. It is hard to know who is in charge of fixing small problems. People just want to know who they should talk to when things go wrong.

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Published 24 September 2026. Results represent Pulse of Chennai participants and are not a scientific population survey.